Fierce Network’s 2025 telecom and tech layoff tracker

Look, we hate making these lists simply because we know there are real people behind the numbers. But onward we trudge in hopes of helping some prepare, some to dodge a bullet and others know they’re not alone.  

Here’s our rundown of telecom and tech layoffs in 2025, which will be update throughout the year.  

And just as a side note, this list doesn’t include workers pushed out via return-to-office mandates (ahem, quiet firing). Rest assured we do know that’s happening and will have an eye on company headcounts as they are made public in earnings reports.

You can submit layoff news from your company by emailing us at [email protected]. 

Layoffs in 2025

Alphabet/Google 

Google reportedly initiated a voluntary exit program in February 2025, in a move expected to impact U.S. employees in both its cloud division and “People Operations” unit. It was not immediately clear how many workers would be impacted by the program. 

In January, Google also reportedly offered buyouts to workers in its “Platforms and Devices” division.  

Yet, during its Q4 2024 earnings call at the start of February, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said “we expect some head count growth in 2025 in key investment areas such as AI and cloud.” 

A Google WARN notice filed in the state of California showed it cut 52 roles there so far in 2025.

Amazon

Amazon closed seven warehouses in Quebec in January 2025, a move that impacted 1,700 workers. Later the same month, it reportedly laid off dozens of corporate and communications staff as well. WARN notices filed by the company as of March 27 show it cut 432 jobs in Pennsylvania, 86 jobs in California and another 88 in Virginia.

Though rumors were swirling that the company could cut another 14,000 roles by the end of Q1, FastCompany reported those claims to be false.  

AT&T 

In December 2024, AT&T filed a WARN notice with the state of Florida stating its plans to lay off 138 workers in early 2025. In March 2025, it filed another notice outlining plans to cut an additional 88 employees in the state by May. In California, it filed a WARN notices in November and December 2024 revealing a total of 71 roles would be cut in the state by January 2025. Thus far in 2025, its filings indicate it trimmed another 55 jobs in the state. 

Charter Communications

The company filed a WARN notice in the state of California noting it cut 171 roles thus far in 2025. 

HPE

The company in March 2025 revealed plans to layoff around 2,500 employees, or 5% of its workforce, over the next 12 to 18 months despite posting a 16% year on year increase in revenue and $598 million in profit in Q4 2024. 

IBM

The Register reported in March that IBM is planning to slash about 9,000 jobs, including a quarter of its Cloud Classic workforce, as part of a restructuring initiative that will shift more jobs to India. 

Asked about the report, an IBM spokesperson told Fierce “IBM’s workforce strategy is driven by having the right people with the right skills to do the work our clients need. In 4Q earnings earlier this year, IBM disclosed a workforce rebalancing charge that would represent a low single digit percentage of IBM’s global workforce. This rebalancing is driven by increases in productivity and our continued push to align our workforce with the skills most in-demand among our clients, especially in areas such as AI and hybrid cloud.”

Intel

Rumors are swirling that Intel is considering large-scale layoffs in 2025, but thus far confirmation remains outstanding. The company slashed 1,300 jobs in Oregon in November 2024. So far in 2025, though it has only filed a WARN notice in California to eliminate 58 positions.

Meta 

Bloomberg in January reported Meta planned to slash its workforce by 5% in 2025, citing an internal memo it obtained. Impacted employees were supposed to be notified by mid-February. 

Microsoft 

Business Insider reported the company initiated a fresh round of cuts in late January and by March had laid off nearly 2,000 workers. Though there were no WARN filings for the company in 2025 in California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia or Washington State, employees took to LinkedIn in droves in calendar Q1 to report that they had been laid off. 

Qualcomm

In January 2025, Qualcomm filed a WARN notice with the state of California stating it would cut 50 employees by mid-March.

Verizon

In mid-2024, Verizon initiated a “voluntary separation program” for U.S. management. Just after announcing its $20 billion deal to buy Frontier, Verizon revealed about 4,800 employees would leave as part of the program, with more than half leaving by September 2024 and the remainder heading out the door by March 2025. 

This story was last updated on March 27, 2025.

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